Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 505 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
3. 3.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
8. 8.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
10. 10.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a jelly squishes flat
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
16. 16.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) tail wags after a halt
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) slow move, more frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) tail wags after a halt
19. 19.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
22. 22.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a car eases to a stop
24. 24.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
33. 33.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs

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